-খন
Assamese
Alternative forms
- -খান (-khan) – archaic
- -খান (-khan), -খেন (-khen) (dialectal)
- -খনি (-khoni) (polite)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Assamese -খান (-khan), from Early Assamese -খান (-khano), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, bit”). Cognate with Bengali -খান (-khan), -খানা (-khana), -খানি (-khani).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɔn/, /xɔn/
Classifier
-খন • (-khon)
- classifier for flat and small objects
- কিতাপখন ― kitapkhon ― The book
- classifier for medium and big objects
- দলংখন ― doloṅkhon ― The bridge